Also Known As:
mailto link
Related Resources:
The mailto
Encoder
Definition:
A HTML tag that allows visitors to a site click on a link that
creates a new message in their default email client. The message is
automatically addressed to an address specified in the tag.
Additionally, the Subject, Body and even arbitrary header lines of
the message can be specified.
Related Terms
• Email
Client
• Header
The mailto Tag
Find out how to give your site's visitors an easy way to contact you.
The mailt URL encoder does the dirty work of composing mailto URLs
(with subject, body, bcc) for you.
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